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Most of us have heard denunciations of vaccinations like “Vaccinations should not be mandatory, but voluntary” or “Vaccines cause autism.” Many Washington University in St. Louis students scoff at these sentiments because science has proven that vaccinations prevent disease and protect public health. In a survey with a sample of WUSTL students, 100 hundred percent…

Dr. Mark Manary spent two weeks in Sierra Leone this past July and witnessed a “total disruption in society.” As of November 11, 14,413 cases and 5,177 deaths due to the Ebola outbreak have been reported. Actual numbers are thought to be much higher. But what do those numbers mean? Who are these people being…

On March 10, the South African Departments of Basic Education and Health began providing free human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccines to girls between the ages of 9 and 10. The vaccines will help protect against HPV infection as well as other health problems the infection may cause, such as cervical cancer. The cost of such an…